Young men come to
these camps all across the country to work
out in front of coaches, to be noticed. In a small state like New Mexico camps
like this week’s Lobo camp take on added importance Anyone that is a
long time
reader of this website knows that I don’t pretend to be some sort of
evaluator
of talent as I don’t want to be one of those guys that lies to young
men or
women that they are all D-I talent. In face when asked I never give any
parents, players, or friends any kind of false hope.
Facts
are that the state of New Mexico does not pump out
hundreds of players every year. Truth be told if the state has 5 D-I
athletes
signing that would be a banner year. So with that I must say that
through the
hours and days that Wes and I have spent at Lobo Football camp this
weekend I
am going to say the player that I noticed the most and the player that
kept me
watching and entertained was Rio Rancho’s Adam Shapiro
Young
men go to football camps to be noticed. To show off
their talents and abilities in hopes of being recruited. While there is
no
doubt Shapiro is doing the same thing, when Wes interviewed the young
man from
the City of Vision Shapiro’s answers were all about his Rio Rancho Rams
and
trying to get better so that they could win a championship.
The
first thing I notice about Shapiro is that he his highly
“coachable,” the coaches running the drills would show Adam how to do
things
their way and Adam would follow their lead.
The
second thing I noticed was that he has some wheels on
him. Shapiro said his 40 time at Rio Rancho was 4.51, however, it seems
like he
had a nice little burst of speed, ran quick routes, and had really
solid field
awareness.
This
year’s camps have been great for Shapiro as he helped
lead the Rams to win the 7 on 7 tournament and Tuesday’s practice which
was
dedicated to 1 on 1 play Mr. Shapiro was a superstar running solid
routes, and
making solid catches.
We
asked Adam what other camps he is attending and he said,
“I’m probably going down to Las Cruces, and we will see if any others.”
So the
next question has to be have you been in contact with any schools about
your
attending? “No not really,” replied Shapiro.
As
just an observer, I have a feeling that will change
as in my opinion Shapiro has improved his stock greatly and has been
one of the
fastest risers and without a doubt one of the most noticeable players
during this year’s Lobo Camp.